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HANSARDRailways Bill (Ninth sitting)The clause requires GBR to provide a discount fare scheme for passengers who are “young, elderly or disabled”—that is it—to ensure they can access cheaper rail fares and tickets.…03 Feb 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Ninth sitting)The Minister says that he wants GBR to remain agile, but does he foresee a situation in which it is agile by removing the veterans railcard? If he says no, as I suspect he will,…03 Feb 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Ninth sitting)It is extraordinary that the Government say, on the one hand, that age and disability need to be included in primary legislation, but on the other hand that it is totally…03 Feb 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Ninth sitting)I beg to move amendment 56, in clause 34, page 18, line 20, after “are” insert “aged 26-30,”. This amendment, along with Amendments 57 to 60, would require GBR to continue to…03 Feb 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Ninth sitting)This should be a short debate, since amendments 56 to 60 serve a single function: to defend the long-term provision of discounts for 26 to 30-year-olds. Although clause 34 refers…03 Feb 2026 Bills sponsored (2)